What is Coaching?
Executive coaching is a future-focused discipline that gives you the support you need to explore new career and development options and build the self-awareness you'll require to be most effective at work. Your coach is trained to ask questions and make observations to prompt you to examine yourself, your work environment, and your options with fresh eyes. He or she will support you as you change and grow. Your coach will work with you on a personalized coaching plan and recommend any additional resources after your free sample session.
Coaching is completely confidential. Organizations funding coaching for their executives will not have access to any of the information shared in coaching sessions, except at the request of the client. Coaching is a development tool. It often prompts new directions and big changes, but should not be used where an outcome is already pre-determined, either by the client or an organization.
Our executive coaches can help you:
- Develop as a Leader: We specialize in helping high potential managers develop their leadership presence, coaching them as they learn to better understand their own values, strengths and skills. If you are an executive having difficulty coping with the demands of a new leadership position, coaching can be enormously valuable.
- Find fulfillment in Life and at Work: We often work with executives who are considering their next big step. We can help you shape a leadership legacy and find a true life purpose. Our coaches also work with people re-entering the workplace after a career break and professionals who are seeking a career change.
- Build Self-Awareness and Organizational Effectiveness: Often the best opportunities for growth are generated by improved self-awareness. Benefit from a 360-degree assessment that will allow you to understand how you fit in, and what’s expected of you at work. Build awareness of your strengths and discover opportunities to grow as you move toward personal mastery.
- Practice New Communications Skills: Our coach Liz Barron has extensive television, writing and marketing experience. She can offer you expert support as you work to improve your presentation skills and personal confidence. Other coaches at Brookings can work to help you improve your leadership presence and find your own voice at work.
Coaching Can Help You
- Move up in your organization
- Plan a life or career change
- Adapt to a new professional environment
- Hone existing talents and develop helpful self-awareness
- Open up fresh options to meet personal or professional challenges
Learn more about the Executive Coaching Process
Coaching Is Most Effective For
- Newly promoted executives from government agencies, businesses, and non-profit organizations who are finding it difficult to lead at the next level
- Technical experts struggling with interpersonal communications
- Leaders who feel “stuck” on persistent professional challenges